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Cathy C. Hallhttps://cathychall.wordpress.com/I write, write, write. Then I rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. THEN I submit all those polished-up words out into the world and sell 'em. It's a plan that's worked pretty well.

Finding Something Friday: Erma’s Contest

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So you think you’re funny, huh? Are you as funny as Erma Bombeck? ‘Cause if you are, you might just win the Erma Bombeck Writing Competition that’s sponsored every year by the Washington-Centerville Public Library.

I sure thought Erma was funny. Come to think of it, I can still read Erma’s old columns and laugh. When I found her contest a few years ago, I absolutely had to enter it. Not because I think I’m as funny as Erma. And not because I can enter a previously published essay. Not even because it’s free.

I enter the Erma Bombeck Writing Competition because I have a rule: I must lose at least one contest every year. So far, Erma’s contest has always come through for me.

Now, don’t dilly-dally if you want the Fame and Fortune. Pull out one of your scathingly witty essays and send it off by February 17th. Who knows? Maybe you really are as funny as Erma.

A Prince Charming Post

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When the beneficent Mr. Hall rode into my life all those years ago, I can’t say I was struck with his princely bearing. He did have a rather boyish charm that made me laugh. So after a ton of pizzas, served with buckets of beer, (plus a rose bouquet from a neighbor’s garden) what do you know? Mr. Hall started to look a lot like my Prince Charming.

Which brings me to The Break-up Diet, the true story of a 30-something single mother/aspiring writer who’s working as an exotic dancer and searching for her own Prince Charming. Not an easy feat when trying to find a perfect balance between her dreams and her day-to-day life as Supermom.

The Break-up Diet is by Annette Fix, the Senior Editor for Wow!Women-on-writing. She lives in California with her Danish Prince Charming, her son, and two dogs. She’s inviting women to visit The Break-up Story Forum, a place where you can share your own break-up or dating stories. Or check out the book’s website here.

The Break-up Diet: A Memoir goes on sale today. Be sure to check it out. But don’t let that title fool you. Annette finally found her Prince Charming. And I happen to know she’s living the happily ever after. Just like me and the beneficent, and as charming as ever, Mr. Hall.